Description

Maintain the razor-sharp edges of your knives between sharpenings with this easy-to-use ceramic honing rod. Lightweight design features ergonomic handle with Global’s signature dimple pattern, which provides a stronger grip. Oversized hand guard helps ensure your safety. 10" length accommodates a wide variety of cutlery, large or small. Not for use with serrated or hollow-edged knives.

Customer Reviews

I love this steel even though it is technically a ceramic product. It has a nice length and girth, lightweight, a nice large grip that is well designed for small or large hands, a slightly oversized hand guard (which is a big plus which is also made of rubber to protect your edge if you come down to far). Be careful with honing your globals on this though because while ceramic is a very fine material, it will still scratch your blade if used improperly. Also, if you drop this steel or bang it too hard against something, it will shatter in a heartbeat, however you can buy a replacement ceramic rod for the handle which is much cheaper than buying a new handle and all. This is also good for replacing the rod years down the line after use. Like any steel, make sure you clean it regularly. What people don't usually know is that Global buys their ceramic rods from KYOCERA so you can still buy the cheaper ceramic rods made by them and they will work just the same, but this one does boast a larger size, better handle, and hand guard. Overall, a great buy for your quality investment of knives. I only gave a few stars for value because most of the cost in this product is in the name and design here. ALSO: Remember, this will NOT sharpen your knives. It will only help to keep it sharp

For years I'd used traditional sharpening steel (i.e. non-ceramic) with decent results, but it wasn't until I tried the Global ceramic sharpener that I knew what I was missing. This one is long enough to get a good draw with any blade (including my 10"" chef knife) and the honing ability was nothing short of amazing. I have a wide variety of knives, Asian/Western, VG10, SG2, etc, and this steel works wonderfully on all of them. You won't be disappointed